Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1368 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 01, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, adds the executive director of the commission to the statutorily prescribed selection process for chief executive officers of public institutions of higher education and removes the repeal date for that process; revises various reporting and other duties of the commission; allows the commission to delegate its approval authority to its executive director in certain areas; expands the quality non-degree credentials for which a student may receive the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 186

  2. Pub. Ch. 186

  3. Effective date(s) 04/11/2025

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

  6. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. Comp. SB subst.

  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0103)

  13. Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

  14. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0121)

  15. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  16. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

  18. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2025

  19. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  20. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  21. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  22. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  23. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  24. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  25. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  26. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025

  27. Placed on s/c cal Higher Education Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  28. Sponsor change.

  29. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  30. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  31. Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  34. Intro., P1C.

  35. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  36. Filed for introduction

  37. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 132 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1368 do?
Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, adds the executive director of the commission to the statutorily prescribed selection process for chief executive officers of public institutions of higher education and removes the repeal date for that process; revises various reporting and other duties of the commission; allows the commission to delegate its approval authority to its executive director in certain areas; expands the quality non-degree credentials for which a student may receive the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Who sponsors SB 1368?
SB 1368 is sponsored by Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1368?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1368?
Track SB 1368 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 1368

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 1368

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →